![]() ![]() ![]() But we can notice a big difference in Austen’s treatment of scandalous actions : both elopements in the novels are condemned while, here, in Lesley Castle when Louisa abandons her husband and child to run off with two other men, not only she isn’t punished but at the end of the story her ex- husband reports that they have both converted to Roman Catholicism, obtained an annulment, married other people and “are at present very good friends, have quite forgiven all past errors and intend in the future to be very good neighbours”.Īfter being in relationship with Wilson for seven years,he broke up with me, I did everything possible to bring him back but all was in vain, I wanted him back so much because of the love I have for him, I begged him with everything, I made promises but he refused. We all remember the scandalous elopements of Whickham and Lydia in P&P or of Henry Crawford and married Maria Rushworth in Mansfield Park. She would tell about them in her major novels too, of course. Peculiar is Jane Austen’s gleeful narrative employment of scandalous actions like seduction, elopement and divorce. It contains some amusing bits, a number of separate sub-plots and supporting characters. Lesley Castle was probably written in early 1792 (when Jane was 16). ![]()
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